The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss, while denying service connection for a twisted pelvis. The decision also granted ratings of 40 percent for left sacroiliac joint dysfunction, 20 percent for patella tendonitis of the left knee from August 15, 2019 to June 6, 2021, and 20 percent for left knee instability effective August 15, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the appellant had a current acquired psychiatric disability or right ear hearing loss that were causally related to his active service. The twisted pelvis was not found to be a separate disability from the already service-connected left sacroiliac joint dysfunction, and thus denied.
- Claimed conditions
- twisted pelvis, acquired psychiatric disability, right ear hearing loss, left sacroiliac joint dysfunction, patella tendonitis of the left knee, left knee instability, limitation of extension of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25003008
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,810 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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